Mein Restaurant

Seriously, I did not know this restaurant existed or the whole shopping center. Tucked away in Chinatown, what a FIND! The whole hidden center is a little gem. The restaurant is so cool inside, and we got 4 items to try and I really like their food. It is actually an upscale Chinese restaurant. I took a pic of the bar and the staff was super friendly. Would like to return and try other entrees like the squid ink fried rice. We tried the spare ribs, the brussel sprouts and cauliflower and combo fried rice with sausage and shrimp and the dry wonton garlic pork with noodles. Yummy!

Awesome food, been here a few times and am never disappointed, staff are always attentive and the atmosphere is great! The cucumber salad is a definite to go on my visit as are the green beans. If you like fried foods the salt pepper fish and fried chicken cubes are great!

Had a really nice meal and time. Came in understanding that this place is popular and has and would have a bit of a wait. When we arrived parking was pretty full through the whole shopping center so watch out as it could take a minute or be a little struggle for a parking spot at peak time. Saw a security guy walking around so that was nice to see in the area (or not if he wasn’t legit lol). When we arrived we got our name on the list, waited about 10 minutes outside in their outside seating, and got seated. The restaurant has a pretty standard but cool vibe. All around brightly lit, open space which made a little bit loud, but nothing wrong with that for a casual dinner date, just not an intimate spot. Our table was a little awkward 2 top where a lot of the staff walked by but was also nice if we needed anything they were right there. Our waiter, the host, and everybody were quick and friendly. Definitely liked the staff here. Not overbearing or checking all the time which is nice. For our food we ordered: - Crispy Duck (3/10) - Shaking Chicken (7/10) - Dry Beef Hor-Fun (7/10) - Squid Ink Fried Rice (10/10)⭐️⭐️⭐️ - Lava toast (7/10) The crispy duck came out and was their take similar to what a lot of places have for their duck bao. The duck being fried ended up being really well done and kind of dry. I’d compare it to a Chinese buffet’s fried chicken. It was ok, but I’d try something else next time. The shaking chicken was a nice chicken and rice option. Good flavors and pretty standard fare. The dry beef hor-fun was a good beef and rice noodle dish. Again a good flavors and pretty standard. Nothing special but nothing wrong with it either. I did really enjoy the veggies with this one as they just seemed to carry the flavors of the dish really well. The absolute star though, the reason to come in my opinion, was the squid ink fried rice! I’ve had squid ink paella at BCN, MAD, and in the Mediterranean. This was better than all of those. Just so good. Will come back for this one and highly recommend. We finished off with the Lava toast. A molten buttery sweet French toast with custard at the center was very yummy. The custard was just a bit grainy as a texture but otherwise very nice. Just the right amount of sweet. Nice end to a good dinner. All in all of definitely recommend giving Mein a go. It’s rated highly among the chinese restaurants in Houston, so grab some friends and give it a shot in my opinion.

I’m regular here. Been coming here since they open. The food and customer service are excellent! The interior design is very unique and vintage look!

Food consistently good here. We beat the crowd by coming in when they just opened at 5 pm, because this place is usually packed during dining peak hours. Our go tos are 炒粿条，lava toast, fu zhou chow fan, Chinese crullers. Good atmosphere and friendly service. Our go to Cantonese spot!